The Timmons surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 20,671 people carried this name — #1,734 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 19,900 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Timmons surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Timothy’.

An early record he cites: Gilbert Timin, Cambridgeshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Timmins, Timmons and Timins.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 752 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

44 families named Timmons, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 232 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maryland 13
South Carolina 11
Pennsylvania 10
Virginia 4
North Carolina 4
Connecticut 1
New York 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 265 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Timmons in American newspapers,
1907–1918.

Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Timmons
Evening Times-republican 1915-04-09
Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Timmons
Evening Times-republican 1918-12-31
Newspaper page from The Starkville News carrying the name Timmons
The Starkville News 1907-09-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 49,187 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Timmons in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

666 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Timmons. The most, 132, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 269
New South Wales 137
Queensland 122
South Australia 103
Western Australia 15
Tasmania 12
ACT (Canberra) 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Timmons.

Who carried it

People named Timmons,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Helen Timmons Henderson
    Helen Timmons Henderson 1877–1925 · politician
  • John Timmons
    John Timmons 1890–1964 · politician
  • John Timmons
    John Timmons 1890–1964 · politician
  • Charlie Timmons
    Charlie Timmons 1917–1996 · American football player
  • Mollie Lucile Timmons d. 1942
  • Bascom N. Timmons 1890–1987 · journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Timmons,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,410 records

1,410 records of the Timmons name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 617
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 319
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 257
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 85
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 54
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 45
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 21
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 4
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph Timmons

    Born 1924 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; painter from Kings County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Russell Timmons

    Born 1949; from Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Timmons

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Cornelius Grinnell from Liverpool, aged 20; farmer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,410 records for Timmons in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada310 records

310 records of the Timmons name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 285
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 9
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Peter Timmons

    Killed in 1867 at the Little Bras d'Or, Collins Mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Gregory John Timmons

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 29.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Timmons

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 310 records for Timmons in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia46 records

46 records of the Timmons name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Timmons

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Calcutta, arriving 1837; ticket of leave 1843. Native of Carlow.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Timmons

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Telegraph, aged 29; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Francis Timmons

    Laborer of Royal Park, Victoria; died 1926.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 46 records for Timmons in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Timmons name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Denis Paul Timmons

    Born 1964 in the United States; died 1995 in Le Blanc-Mesnil (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Timmons name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register James Patrick Timmons

    In the population register of Liverpool (Gb); student, born 1903 in Liverpool (Gb).

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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